Benny bernstein



(No Model.)

B. BERNSTEIN. FASTENER FOR THE MEETING RAILS 0F SASHE-S.

No. 495,659. Patented Apr. 18, 1893.

.NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENNY BERNSTEIN, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

FASTENER FOR THE MEETING-RAILS OF SASHES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 495,659, dated April18, 1893.

Application filed November 20, 1891. Serial No. 412,536. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENNY BERNSTEIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State ofNewYork,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in VVindow-SashFastenings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in sash fastening devices, and ithas for its objects to provide a device by means of which either aswinging or a sliding sash maybe securely fastened on the inside,automatically, when the same is set down or closed, and to this end thisinvention consists in the combination with a suitable keeper, formingone part of the device, of a weighted locking bar and support formingthe other part, the two parts being constructed and arranged so as tointerlock automatically when brought together, as more fully hereinafterdescribed and specifically pointed out in the claims.

The objects above mentioned are attained by the means illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, forming part of the specification and in whichthe same reference numeralsindicate like parts in the respectivefigures.

In the said drawings-Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of awindow framev showing two vertically sliding sashes arranged therein ina closed position with my improved device applied thereto and locked.Fig. 2 represents a plan view of the fastening devices detached, showingthe parts in solid lines in locked position and the locking arm indotted lines, in position to permit the parts to be locked or unlocked.Fig. 3 represents a side elevation of the device shown in a lockedposition. Fig. 4. represents a front view of a keeper forming part ofthe device, and a side view of the interlocking part. Fig. 5 representsa front view of the keeper with the interlocking part locked therein.Fig. 6 represents a perspective view of a portion of the upper and lowersliding sashes of a window showing my device applied thereto, the keeperbeing shown as out of position for engagement with the locking arm. Fig.7 represents a perspective view showing my device applied to a skylightor scuttle or similar opening. Fig. 8 represents the parts of the deviceas constructed to be applied to a skylight separated and in position tobecome locked when closed, and Fig. 9 is a similar view showing theparts interlocked as when the sash of the skylight is closed down.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 indicates a metallic plateprovided with apertures for fastening screws and a projecting bar 2,having an inclined contracted neck 3 and shoulder 4. Upon the neck isfitted a sleeve 5 having a weighted arm 6, the sleeve being adapted toturn freely on the neck, abutting against the shoulder, being confinedon the neck by means of a headed screw 7.

The numeral 8 indicates a keeper. This consists of a fiat metallic platehaving open lips 12 formed with curved edges, the opening 13 between thelips being of less width than the diameter of the bar 2 so that said barcannot pass between said lips, but of greater width than the diameter ofthe weighted arm 6 to permit the said arm to pass freely through saidopening. As shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 of the drawings, the keeper isswiveled or pivoted at the point 9 to its supporting plate, and isprovided with an arm and knob 10, by means of which it may be turned toand from the positions shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 to the position shownin Fig. 6 of the drawings. This is to permit the keeper to be throwninto engaging position with its interlocking part, as shown in Figs. 1,2 and 3, or to permit it to be thrown out of the way to permit thesliding sashes to pass each other when desired for replacing or washingthe panes.

The numeral 11 indicates a stop to limit the movement of the keeper.

In the modification shown in Figs. 7,8 and 9 in which the device isshown as employed to look .a skylight, the keeper is shown as formed inone piece, as it is unnecessary to change its position.

As shown in Fig. l the keeper is secured to the upper edge of themeeting rail of the lower sash of a window, the interlocking partcarrying the hinged locking arm being secured to the top of the meetingrail of the upper sash.

The weighted arm hangs normally in an inclined position as shown inFigs. 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 by reason of the inclination of the bearing. Itwill be seen therefore that when the parts of the device are broughttogether, the weighted arm rides over the curved edge of one of the lipsof the keeper and falls to one side heneath the same, owing to itsweight and inclination, thus locking the parts together. To unlock thesashes the weighted arm is turned into the position shown in dottedlines in Fig. 2, so as to bring the arm opposite the opening between thelips of the keeper when the lower sash may be raised or the upper sashlowered.

As shown in Fig. 7 the bar carrying the weighted arm is secured to thehinged downwardly closing sash or hatch 14:, and the keeper to the inneredge of the opening, which it closes. The weighted arm in this case byreason of its inclination is normally parallel with the edge of thehatch or sash and assumes such position, in whatever position the sashmay be placed,so that when the sash is closed it enters between the lipsriding over the curved edges thereof and falling into the interlockedposition shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings.

The mouth of the keeper is made flaring and to taper toward the oppositeside'where the opening is only of slightly larger diameter than thediameter of the weighted arm; and as before stated the opening betweenthe lips of the keeper is smaller than the bar so that said bar cannotescape through such opening and the arm can only escape from the keeperwhen brought in line with the opening of such lips. In the sash fastenerthe keeper is movable or moves with a movable part of the structure andthe locking weight arm is stationary, while the reverse is the case whenused to look a skylight, the keeper in this instance being stationaryand the weighted locking bar movable; and because of the large openingforming the mouth of the keeper, the entrance within the keeper of theinterlocking arm and bar is assured even should the parts of thefastening not be exactly in line caused by the sagging of the window.The edge of the keeper that engages the weighted locking arm is alsocurved as shown in Fig. 3 at 16 to form a seat for said arm so that itsaccidental escape from engagement with the keeper is prevented.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Pat ent, is-

1. The combination in a fastening for window sashes &c. with a barprovided with an inclined neck and shoulder and a weighted locking armswiveled thereto, of a keeper having open curved lips and pivoted to abase plate, whereby it can be turned to an engag ing position with theinterlocking part or turned out of the way of the same, substantially asspecified.

2. A fastening for window sashes &c.,consisting of a bar secured to thetop of one of the meeting rails of the window sashes and having aweighted arm swiveled thereon, a keeper provided with curved open lipsadapted to receive the bar and arm, and secured upon the top of theopposite meeting rail of the window sashes, and means for boldin g theweighted arm parallel with the edges of the meeting rails to insure theproper engagement of the parts and. to prevent the weighted arm assumingsuch a position as to prevent the'closing of the sashes, substantiallyas shown and described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENNY BERNSTEIN.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL LISBERGER, WM. H. BRERETON.

